Piper PA-23 N5278Y
10 August 1974 · Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 August 1974 at about 22:40 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5278Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fergus Falls Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5278Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Port Clinton, Ohio → Alexandria, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3896
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOSS OF CNTRL AT AN ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Sparta, Illinois, United States | Centralia Airw | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Cooperstown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Center, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Acme, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 8 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Dover, Delaware, United States | Dag-Aviation A | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |